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SynthesisEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Higher body mass index is an important risk factor in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vivek Singh Malik, Khaiwal Ravindra, Savita Verma Attri, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Meenu Singh

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Synthesis in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vivek Singh MalikDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Khaiwal RavindraDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. khaiwal@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-4844
Savita Verma AttriDepartment of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Sanjay Kumar BhadadaDepartment of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Meenu SinghDepartment of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, both obesity and underweight are severe health risks for various diseases. The current study systematically examined the emerging evidence to identify an association between body mass index (BMI) and COVID-19 disease outcome. Online literature databases (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Medrixv and BioRixv) were screened following standard search strategy having the appropriate keyword such as "Obesity", "Underweight", "BMI", "Body Mass Index", "2019-nCov", "COVID-19, "novel coronavirus", "coronavirus disease". Studies published till 20

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Body Mass IndexCoronavirus InfectionsObesityPandemicsPneumonia, ViralBetacoronavirusCOVID-19HumansRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2AgeBMIBody mass indexCOVID-19Obesity

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PMID32710359
PMCPMC7380664
OpenAlexW3045046254

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